1st person contemporary romance...through the hero's eyes?

I have been tinkering around with a story idea for a while, writing different scenes, all the works. But what I've found that the third person isn't working for me. It seems clunky, awkward, and I just don't like it.

What I am thinking about doing is writing this "love found, love lost" story in the first person, more specifically through the hero's eyes. Would anyone be interested in a story like this, told by a male? I think that often the man's side of things is brushed aside in this genre, so writing this greatly interests me. I just have no idea if that is even "acceptable". Thoughts?

"Acceptable" to whom? A potential audience? Like so many other ideas, it's going to depend on how the finished piece reads. The idea itself is fine; how you write it makes the difference.
So do it. Have fun with it.